Learning Development Officer
28 days ago
Tadworth
Learning Development Officer £33,215 37.5 hours Hybrid working 3 days in the office Tadworth, Surrey Closes 22nd February 2026 - 23:59 Interview: 02/03/2026 The role of the Learning & Development Officer is to provide a consistent and high level of both operational delivery and administrative support by updating training information and maintaining training systems and processes. In areas such as leadership development, performance management, apprenticeships, and supporting a full range of mandatory, technical and management development. This relates to staff, volunteers, trustees and agency and contractors. This role involves a high level of operational delivery, administration and multitasking so the job holder needs to be confident in being able to organise and prioritise their time and work efficiently, effectively and independently in order to be able to respond to a variety of requests and demands. This role is not open to sponsorship. Staff benefits include shuttle bus, and more… Read more below. Role Requirements • Maintain efficient administration systems that facilitate the smooth operation of the training function with the wider Organisational Development Team., • Serve as the first point of contact for all enquiries directed to the Learning & Development Team, providing information and assistance as needed, • Oversee the management of the team inbox, ensuring timely and accurate responses to enquiries while taking ownership of all queries, • Process and oversee internal training bookings using Select HR (our HR System), • Handle applications for external training, including organising payment and liaising with external trainers as necessary, • Manage all administrative tasks related to in-house training sessions, including generating delegate lists, preparing materials for trainers, and booking rooms, equipment, and catering as required, • Produce and distribute certificates for programme participants upon completion., • Process invoices from external facilitators, including managing costings for other departments, • Organise & coordinate the training calendar for the following year by liaising with facilitators and colleagues and working with CET and Therapy teams, • Update schedules with changes/additions as they arise and inform training representatives and departments, • Planning and organising ‘ad hoc’ training sessions as and when required, • Prepare monthly induction programme including training memos, induction folders, session materials, catering requests & induction evaluations., • Deliver brief Training session to new starters and help with tours where necessary, • Deliver appraisee training via teams, • Prepare for training sessions, including sending reminders, organising session materials, catering, room and equipment set up, • Create monthly training and PDR reports and chasing compliance where necessary working with line managers., • Produce ‘due dates’ and other relevant training reports for managers as requested, • Deliver all training related activities for new starters. Interview Date: 02/03/2026 If you would like to discuss the role, please contact the Recruitment & Compliance Team, on 01737 365 880 or email: For more information, a copy of the candidate briefing pack and application form please click here. PLEASE READ CAREFULLY – ‘How to Apply’ Terms and Conditions PLEASE NOTE: The Children's Trust Application Form MUST be completed and submitted, for your application to be considered. As part of the shortlisting process, gaps in employment will be examined and further explored during the interview process. Strictly no agencies, please. As we often receive high levels of applicants for our roles, we regret that we will only be able to contact those applicants who are shortlisted for interviews. Therefore, if you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, please assume you have not been shortlisted for an interview on this occasion. About Us The Children’s Trust is the UK’s leading charity for children with acquired brain injury, providing expert rehabilitation, education, therapy, and care at our national specialist centre in Tadworth, and to children and their families across the UK, via our Brain Injury Community Service. Boasting a beautiful 24-acre site in Surrey, we are located just outside of London, close to the M25 (accessible via Junction 8, A217 to Tadworth) and easily accessible via National Rail, by way of: Clapham Junction, Sutton, and Epsom. Staff Benefits The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits, including our staff flexible benefits platform, on-site nursery, free eye tests, enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay, time out days for those experiencing menopause symptoms and time off for gender reassignment. We also offer additional annual leave days for those with long service, with entitlements ranging from 35 to 41 days (including bank holidays) depending on your length of service. Other benefits include free on-site parking; a staff shuttle service from Epsom and Sutton train stations to Tadworth Court, subsidised cafeteria, on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability), the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable), Teacher’s pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme, and the opportunity to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment. Rehabilitation of Offenders Many roles at The Children’s Trust are exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, by virtue of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020) and as such, are subject to an Enhanced DBS check. Successful applicants will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, which will disclose all unspent convictions and adult cautions and any spent convictions or adult cautions that would not be protected. The exceptions to this are our retail roles within The Children’s Trust shops, which are subject to Basic DBS checks which will disclose unspent convictions or adult cautions. Equal Opportunity Employer To help us achieve our ambition to give children and young people with brain injury and neurodisability the opportunity to live the best life possible, we want to accurately reflect the UK’s diverse population. We want equity, diversity, and inclusion to be at the heart of everything we do, and our people, services, and culture to reflect the diverse needs of all. Through our diversity and inclusion strategy, we have made a commitment to increase the diversity of our charity and create an inclusive culture. We have networks across the organisation working to ensure that these aims are met - including an LGBTQIA2S+ group, Ethnic Diversity Group, and Spark – our broad EDI group. Read more about our EDI work here. We welcome applications from all who share our ambition regardless of background. We will strive to ensure that any reasonable adjustments are made in respect of interview and working arrangements. Online Searches In accordance with statutory safeguarding and child protection guidance, online searches will be conducted for shortlisted candidates before interview. The online searches will be conducted by a person who is independent of the interview and selection process and will focus on relevant information returned via searches of the candidate’s name (and variations thereof). Social media searches will be limited to professional platforms such as LinkedIn. Any concerns relating to suitability for work with children and young people will be forwarded to the interview panel, for discussion during the interview.
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